Dustin Templeton

Dustin Templeton is a fifteen-year veteran in the music and marketing technology world. With an education in music production using early digial audio workstations, a ten year working relationship with Apple, Inc., and experience as a CEO, Templeton brings vast experience and a clear vision to Consonant Music.

Dustin began his career in music at the age of 15 playing guitar and joining a band in his small hometown in Iowa. He began writing songs and soon his band was playing at local bars. When it became time for him to choose between going to college and pursuing his musical career, he chose both. Dustin made the choice to move to Minneapolis, MN and attend Music Tech, which is now McNally Smith. Majoring in music production, Dustin learned the basics of recording and production. He was also introduced to his first Macintosh.

When Dustin Templeton completed his education, he determined that he had the personality that he wanted to control his own destiny. He turned down offers for work from some of the larger players in the industry, moved to Illinois and began working on his own music and record label. Dustin worked many different jobs to supplement his income while pursuing his career in electronic music. These jobs included being a recording engineer, a pre-press specialist, a graphic designer, a promoter, etc. Every job he took used a Macintosh as the primary tool.

After spending his early twenties working in the electronic music industry (promoting raves, clubs, making dance records, booking and promoting dj’s etc), Dustin made the decision to “grow up” and accept a sales position working for a small Apple, Inc. reseller in the Chicago area. The company Glen Ellyn Computers (later named MacSpecialist), provided him with experience in many vital areas of business. Dustin climbed from being a Retail Sales Associate to becoming a Corporate Account Manager soon after his employment began. In the role of Account Manager, he brought accounts such as; Brookfield Zoo, Sanford (Newell Rubbermaid), and Shedd Aquarium to the business. These achievements later led to a promotion that put Dustin in charge of both retail sales and corporate accounts for the company.

In 2007, Dustin Templeton and two of his co-workers purchased the assets of the company and began an overhaul of its branding, image, and methodologies. Dustin built a sales and marketing team that nearly doubled revenues, expanded the number of comp